Indian History – Indus Valley to Gandhian Era

Indian History dates back to more than 70000 years back. If we talk about Indian history then the name INDIA is taken from the indus river which became the foundation of one of the Great civilizations which was the indus valley civilization. Vedic period is considered as the golden age in context of History. The diversity that we see in our great nation is because it had a mix of culture over the years. Indus valley civilization and vedic civilization were the foundations of social civilization in the history of India. Here are the civilizations that thrived in India over the years.

In term of area India is placed at 7th number in the world and it keeps second most populated country. India is like a sub-continent rather than a country. India has different parts and so many languages, cultures, manners and has different historical backgrounds. Official name of the country is Republic of India and Indians call their country as INDIA. Two other names for India are BHARAT and HINDUSTAN which is less known outside of India.